The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-12-13

sales could not then be prevented
even by policy as rigorous and searching as
that with which Russia pursues the nihilists.'
1t would destroy high license at once in all the
states. Whisky has been the cause of all harm
IN the United States. L would try to make
1t do some good. would use the tax to for
tify our cities and seaboards.
Gin view of the powerful letter addressed
to the democratic party on the subject of
Notifications by the late Samuel j. Tilden, in
1888, am amazed that no attention has been
paid to the subject by the democratic admin
istration. Never before in the history of the
world has any government allowed great cities
on the seaboard, like Philadelphia. New York.
Boston, Baltimore, New Orleans and San
Francisco to remain defenseless."
THEY ARE VERY MAD.
WASHINGTON, December THE conference
of wool growers and Dealers called by the
president Of the national association of wool
growers, now in session here, adopted today
the following:
The wool dealers and wool growers of the United
States representing capital of over five hundred
million dollars, and a constituency of a million
wool growers and wool dealers, assembled in con-
ference in the city Of Washington, the 18th day of
December, 1887, having read the NAL message of
the president to the ftieth congress, declare that
the Sentiments of the message are direct lattacE
upon their industry one of the most important of
the country and in positive violation of the ma
tional democratic platform OF 1884, as Interpreted
by party leaders, and accepted by the rank and file
OF the party, that the argument made by the presi-
dent for the removal of our protection against
made by the enemies ofan industrial progress, and
effectively answered in nearly every school district
in our land, and SO thoroughly dsproved by the
logic of facts and the demonstration of experience
and history as 10 need no answer from us. We ac-
knowledge that our small holdings in a scattered
and unor{anized condition, make Us the easy prey
of freetraders but we had the right to expect some
thing different from the chief executive of the
ton, at once the most happy, prosperous and con-
tented of any of the world made so by the policy of
protection and development which he now seeks to
destroy. We had the right to expect that our pres
dent would favor the wool of thn United
States, and confess our deep disappointment that
instead he favored the interests of our foreign
petitors
Justly alarmed at his position, we make ali appeal
from his recommendations to all the people; to
seven and three fourhs millions of our citizens
gagged in agriculture to millions engaged in
manufacturing; to the army of wage earners, who
wages are maintained by the protective system to
the tradesman and merchant whose prosperity de-
ponds upon ours; confident that Judgment and de-
eision VIII be based upon justice and patriotism,
policy of protection, to which the country is in
debted FORTS unexampied development and pros
perity.
To demonstrate the injustice of the presidents
policy and the fallacy of the remedy he proposes
for reduction of the surplus we point to the fact
that if the whole amount of revenue received from
wool was abolished, it would reduce the surplus
about five millions or less than ten cents per capita
Of the population which is paid by Foreigners While
the old war taxes, he recommends retained yield
oyer one hundred and nineteen millions and is q
direct tax per capita OF two dollars each, and is
what makes up the great bulk of the surplus of
hundred and forty millions and which fosters O
y.
We would further add The following statistics in
regard to the wool Industries The annual revenue
derived from imports of wool under the tariff of
1867 was less than 81, 100000. Under the reduced
tariff of 1888. the revenue last year five
millions. The number Of sheep in the country in
1884 was 60 626 626; in 1887 4,75934, decrease of
nearly six millions and o dminiton of the annual
wool product of over thirtyfiye million pounds,
thus showing that reducing the tariff by the act of
1888 has increased the revenue from imported woods
and diminished the number of sheep in the United
States about u per cent and the annual production
The Presidents policy would bring about
the destruction of this industry,
or abolition of the tariff would end in disaster to
all other industrial productive enterprises Of the
country
MI Randall and the democrats who follow
his lead upon the tariff question have not yet
spoken, but their silence is by no means re-
garded as favorable to the Presidents message.
Your correspondent is assured that Mr.. RAN
dalls position is this: that he realizes that the
surplus is too large and must be reduced, but
that it will not do to begin an indiscriminate
reduction of the list The work must be APP
preached with prudence and caution, SO that
the reduction made will not disturb, retard OF
lnJure any American industry or enterprise.
TO MEET AT CHICAGO.
WASHINGTON, December S.-The republican
national committee was called to order at
eleven o'clock this morning in room $50, Ar
lington hotel, by B. Il. Jones, of Pennsylva-
necticut, acting as secretary. In a riefspeech
Chairman Jones stated the object of the meet
ing as follows:
Gentlemen of the committee As stated in the call,
this meeting is for the pur of selecting the time
and place for holding the next republican conven-
ton; also to consider such other matters as may
properly be brought before it. AS everything con-
this great country is important, our action today
may have far reaching results. We should, there
fore, carefully consider such subjects as may be
brought before us that we may decide wisely
We may congratulate ourselves on the improved
prospects fthe republican party since the national
committee met in this city four years ago for the
same purpose that we are now assembled. At that
time the majority against the republican party in
the north at the last preceding general state cleo
tions, counted up into hundreds of thousands. The
great states of New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio
nearly 100000 plurality, which reduced for the
same candidate in the presidential election to less
than 100. Though by accident the democratic
party have the presidency and prestige Of success,
the signs are suspicious for the election of repub-
ncan president in 1885
The momentum acquired by twenty-five years of
prevalence OF republican principles has not yet lost
its force, and the material int,
prosperous a result of republican industrial leg
islation. Recent utterances, however, indicate
determination to end this prosperity by adverse
legislation, forced upon the country by admins
ration hostile TO American industry; and also ndi-
cate the necessity the return to power OF the re-
publican party in the national government, that
American industry, wool growing and sugar raising
equally with iron making and textile production.
these industries constant employment and con-
tnued good wages, snch as American workmen
should receive.
Delegates were present to urge the claims of
Minneapolis, Omaha, Chicago, St. Louis, Gin
cinnati and Philadelphia. Each delegation
was given fifteen minutes to present its case.
Colonel VIM. C. Elam, of Richmond, present.
ed an argument in favor of the republican
party of that state. He was accompanied, he
said, by members of the senate and house Of
representatives of Virginia, and by its five or
six republican members of congress- and they
represented the republican party of Virginia.
The first formal ballot resulted as follows:
Whole number of ballots cast At necessary to
choice, q. Chicago received %, Omaha 4,
Cincinnati 8, Minneapolis s, Philadelphia 81
St. Louis l.
Second formal ballot: Chicago %, Omaha
1, Cincinnati 10, Minneapolis s.
Mr.. Gallagher, delegate from the New
York workingmen's party, was, on applica-
ton, admitted to present the views of that
party. He asked OF the committee some
recognition of the cause of labor. He wanted
the committee to further the views of the
labor party in the direction of high protec-
tive tariff, strong navy, more coast defenses,
internal Improvements, compulsory educa-
ton and other matters, and to use up the sur
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